Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° N 118.99° W

Staircase Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staircase Beach sea temperature is
22.5°C
5.8° 

Staircase Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Staircase Beach today (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Staircase Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Staircase Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
344
344
348
348
279
268
233
178
175
173
173
133
133
133
133
131
73
69
86
102
103
52
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
0
S
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
W
15
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:54PM1.74m
6:02AM1.95m
5:59PM1.72m
6:31AM2.06m
6:55PM1.70m
6:57AM2.15m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.99m
11:24PM0.48m
12:13PM0.76m
00:02AM0.58m
12:59PM0.56m
00:36AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
17
18
16
20
18
18
19
19
17
17
17
21
21
21
19
18
17
18
17
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